Share

funding

The Scope of the Report
The National Guard and Reserve Equipment Report (NGRER) is a statutory requirement that reflects congressional interest in ensuring a well-equipped and robust reserve component capability within the armed forces.
The NGRER identifies major items of equipment in the reserve-... Read more

The Defense Department’s fiscal 2015 budget calls for major cuts to Army National Guard personnel end-strength and a radical restructuring of its aviation assets that threaten to put the Guard back on the shelf as a strategic reserve.
Should Congress go along with the plan, the reductions would... Read more

Washington Report
(March 25, 2014) Lawmakers in both chambers are asking the Defense Department to fund the five counterdrug training facilities operated by the National Guard. The President’s Budget for fiscal 2015 included no money for the sites that train federal, state and local law enforcement... Read more

WASHINGTON (March 25, 2014) ― The National Guard Association of the United States today released the following statement by retired Maj. Gen. Gus Hargett, the NGAUS president:
“This morning, the senior leaders of our Army will likely offer a variety of opinions with the House Armed Services... Read more

The White House officially delivered its fiscal 2015 budget today, asking for increased taxes on the wealthy and slashing the payments to health providers. The $3.9 trillion budget also plans to raise revenue to repair the nation's roads and bridges.
For the Pentagon’s piece of the pie—$495.6... Read more

NGAUS Washington Report
(Feb. 25, 2014) Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s rollout of the Pentagon budget Monday prompted quick and angry responses from several quarters. Especially targeted were plans to cut to the size of the Army National Guard, the transfer of AH-64 Apache helicopters from the... Read more

NGAUS Washington Report
(Feb. 25, 2104) Governors who met with President Barack Obama Monday say he defended cuts to the National Guard found in the fiscal 2015 defense budget proposal released the same day.
“He said, ‘If I hear any of you pushing back, making statements about Washington spends... Read more

WASHINGTON (Feb. 24, 2014) ― The National Guard Association of the United States today released the following statement by retired Maj. Gen. Gus Hargett, the NGAUS president:
“We are disappointed, but hardly surprised, that today’s Pentagon budget preview ignores the advice of Congress and the... Read more

“Air superiority isn’t a given, it never has been. But if we can’t provide it, everything we do on the ground and sea will have to change.”—Gen. Mark Welsh, chief of staff of the Air Force, “Is the F-35 Worth It?,” 60 Minutes, Feb. 16.
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is the Pentagon’s newest weapons... Read more